The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

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knock him down.
''Oh, yes, to be sure sac was mere.
She Just got IN at one sue of this mere
coach and she immediately Jumped out
at the other side, as per arrangement
And that there PillkYns had biz water
proof that he slipped over her white ball
dress and slipped her into Gig as was
waiting for 'em at the corner. And
they are man an wife by this time. ia
spite of all the detectives in Illinoy Pill
kins gave me twenty dollars 10 race Of
here and lead you wild-goose chase,
and I'm burned if it hasn't been the
the best joke in the business TO see you
smart Alecks fooled so neatly Horror
for Pillkins ~
1t was enough to make any man
swear, and | swore curses not only
loud but deep.
Both the drivers laughed.
'I'll take my fifty dollars, Mr..
Green, said the fellow had employed;
ana if it's all the same, I'll take it
now"
I'm detected and surly mood re.
turned home.
1t was a week afterward that Ma.
ior Philpot thundered down my hall
way, and, laundering at my door once
more, Numbered himself into my small
room, and filed up my best chair with
his rotund figure.
Its demned fine little game they
played us. ell. Green, isn't it" said he,
blandly, as he pulled out his big pocket
book and unrolled some bills. BY
Georgei You knew my ArabeIla had
Pillkins hid behind the curtain in the
library that night of the party, and
they overheard every blamed word we
said, and laid their plans to outwit US, y
and he roared with laughter.
| was amazed.
"But you don't mean to say, do you.
Major, that you've taken that scamp
into your friendship after such trick
as he served you?'
The major only laughed Ito louder.
"Alls fair in love and war, Green,
and here's your money. / amt giving
it to you, you know. because you sue
ceeded in keeping my Arabella from
eloping, but Just for the reason you
failed to do so. Pillkins is brick--a
perfect brick--do you hear thatPH and
the major slapped his legs with inn
mense satisfaction.
He's poor, know. but he's sharper
than lightning, and as to his politics,
while | don't vote as he does, vet they
do say that the democrats are going
to run him for the legislature this fall;
and il he pulls in at the head of the
race--and I'll bet my bottom dollar he
will-why, Arabella's dad, sir, will
stand in with him to the last cent of
his pile. !
What about ArabelIa herself?r
said !, completely dumfounded at the
turn of affairs.
by CAD, slrl Arabella is actually
worth fifty thousand dollars more, in
my opinion. than before she eloped
with Pillkins. Sharp girl is Arabella--
just like her old dad, sir, for all the
world. Bless you'll they came home
next morning bold as lions. and my
Arabella pumped herself right down
on my left leg, and, handing me her
marriage certificate, says. as smiling as
you please: We're married IN spite Of
your Mr.. Green, papa; and here we
are, and what are you going to do
about it?,'
"And what viii you do about itP''
says l.
by the Lord Harry roars the
major. 'there was only one thing /
could do and that was to forgive EN-;
and / did itright on the spot.
So that was the kind Of revenge /
was getting on Pillkins Married to
the girl Of his choice in spite of me, and
taken into favor by her father in the
bargain, his punishment was entirely
too vague to be pleasure to me.
'1t's all over town, went OF Major
Philpot, "how they got ahead Of us.
and here's your money. Green. I'm
going to give you fifty dollars extra
you can set 'em up to the boys, for
there Il be no end Of the chatting you'll
get in the next ten days. There's
your money, Green, and much oblidged
to you. =
And Pillkins?
Well Pillkins actually did 60 to she
legislature, and is quoted as one of the
big guns Of his party. He literally
rolls in clover, and lives on the fat OF
the land, and to this day is referred to
with pride by Major Philpot as my
son-in. law.
And as for me, before ever attempt
again to 'shead Off runaway couple,
may somebody come along and kindly
kick me higher than Gilderoy's cele
brated kite.
At the Panorama.